Ellie Gibbons Photography

Amaaaaazing tune!!

ellie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0000

Ok, this has absolutely nothing to do with photography but it's just such a great tune that I had to post (just work past the first 40 seconds!)- turn the volume up and enjoy...

Mr Vegas 'Heads High' Jungle Remix

Chillum smoking Baba!

ellie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:10:00 +0000

This guy was just sitting on the side of the road in the town of Rishikesh in India..he looked great so I just had to take his photo and I appreciated the fact he took a drag on his chillum just for the shot!

Jenna G, I’m still in love with your music!

ellie — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:47:00 +0000

Like every drum and bass fan, every now and again I need my fix so last night I went to photograph one of my favourite D&B vocalists, Jenna G, at a gig at the Hare and Hounds pub in my home town of Birmingham. I love this lady's style and her beautiful soulful voice over the rolling beats from D&B DJ's Utah Jazz and Nu:Tone, ROCKED the place! Jenna G (and if I am to believe what Wikipedia tells me then we have the same surname!) has a serious talent and she commands the stage with such an amazing energy that makes her utterly captivating and an absolute pleasure to photograph. She seems a really lovely person too - not a hint of pretense and lots of smiles, I liked it when she got down in the crowd to sing and then had a dance with us..!

Here are my favourite shots of the night - I'm enjoying experimenting so a bit of a mix of styles, a couple with my usual bold colour (I can't help myself) and some more black and white shots - I love the raw quality of these.

Oh, and apologies to anyone I accidentally knocked on the head with my lens last night :) If anybody is reading this who asked me to take their photo and I gave you a card then just email me at info@elliegibbons.co.uk and I will send you the shot - just give me a brief description of what you look like and who was in your group you as I photographed about 4 groups and couples!!

The Wall

ellie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:40:00 +0000

When I was in India I was getting a little worn out by all the attention my camera was bringing from the kids but I still wanted to photograph all the wonderful people around me. One day I just went out with my camera and a long lens, kept myself to myself, stood discretely in a corner and photographed people walking past a wall I really liked on the other side of the road, with some interesting results! These shots were taken on the road outside our apartment in New Friends Colony, New Delhi.

Dhobi Wallis

ellie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:20:00 +0000

'Dhobi Walli' in Hindi means 'washer woman' ('walli' being a very useful suffix meaning 'woman who does' and can be added to many words!) and these photos were shot on the upper Ramganga River in Northern India. The ladies and children lived in the local village and their nearby spring had dried up meaning they had to come and do all their washing in the river instead.

I am surprised that I am choosing to show these images in black and white because the very thing that made me pick up my camera was the vivid and beautiful colours of the fabrics they were washing against the relative muted colours of the surrounding landscape! Ultimately though, what I love about these images are sculpting of the late afternoon sun and the expressions on the children's faces who were enjoying playing in the water while I took their pictures.